Frédéric DESITTER, Executive Director Risk Management

Frédéric DESITTER

Executive Director Risk Management

ACWA Power

Lieu
Émirats Arabes Unis - Abu Dhabi
Éducation
Master, MSc Management
Expérience
36 years, 5 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :36 years, 5 Mois

Executive Director Risk Management à ACWA Power
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • Je travaille ici depuis novembre 2019
Director Risk and Assurance à Arabtec Holding
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Abu Dhabi
  • juillet 2016 à octobre 2019

Reporting to the Group CEO of Arabtec Group
Part of the new Group Management Team brought on board to restructure and put back the Company on a profitable track.
In charge of developing and leading the ERM and Compliance processes for Arabtec Group and its subsidiaries, as part of the restructuring of the organisation and the reshuffling of its governance framework.
Responsible for leading the design and implementation of improved Group Management processes and to embed new business standards and promote better ways of working across all operating companies.
In charge of developing Business Continuity and Crisis Management processes for the Group.

Director of Enterprise Risk Management à SIDRA Medical and Research Center (Qatar Foundation)
  • Qatar - Doha
  • juin 2014 à juin 2016

Sidra Medical and Research Center will be a groundbreaking hospital, research and education institution, currently under construction in Doha, Qatar, focusing on the health and wellbeing of women and children regionally and globally.
Sidra will be a fully digital facility, incorporating the most advanced information technology applications in clinical, research and business functions.
Sidra will be funded by a US$7.9 billion endowment from Qatar Foundation, one of the largest endowments of its kind in the world.

As part of Sidra Management, creation of the Director of Enterprise Risk Management role and of the associated organisation, to define, implement and lead the overall ERM policy of Sidra.
Responsible also for ensuring a robust business continuity and insurance program is implemented and managed.

Programme Risk Manager Expressways for Ashghal à KBR
  • Qatar - Doha
  • mai 2013 à juin 2014

The Expressway Programme is a 40+Billion $US programme, with over 30 projects, for upgrading the road network and associated infrastructure in Qatar. KBR is the Programme Management Consultant for Ashghal, Qatar’s Public Works Authority.

Leadership of the Programme Risk Management process and member of the Programme Management Core Team :
• Management of the Risk Management team.
• Responsible for ensuring and supporting the management of risks (technical, contractual, legal, financial, strategic, environmental...) across the Programme, in close association with operational and support teams.
• Ensuring coaching and training ofteams on Risk Management, to develop Risk Management awareness and buy-in.
• Follow-up and monitoring of Risk Management activities of all designated design consultants, supervision consultants and building contractors engaged on the projects.
• Responsible for ensuring the management of Programme level risks, for overall risk reporting and for liaising with Ashghal on all Risk Management activities and topics.
• Contribution to the definition and implementation of the ERM framework of Ashghal.

Senior Risk Manager - Doha Metro à EGIS
  • Qatar - Doha
  • septembre 2012 à avril 2013

Definition, development and implementation of the Risk Management process on the Doha Metro Project.:
• Responsible for ensuring and supporting the management of risks (technical, contractual, legal, financial, strategic, environmental...) in close association with Qatar Rail and PMC operational and support teams.
• Coaching and training of teams on Risk Management.
• Assistance to Qatar Rail to develop the Risk Management process at project level and at overall Rail Program Level and to build a risk culture and awareness in this newly created organisation.

Board Member à AMRAE
  • France
  • mai 2010 à septembre 2012

AMRAE is the French professional association of Risk Managers (equivalent to AIRMIC in the UK or RIMS in the USA) in charge of developing best practices and of building standards for effective Enterprise Risk Management.
• Development and promotion of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) in French companies.
• Speaker in conferences and seminars on Enterprise Risk Management, and co-author of a book on ERM.
• Member of the AMRAE Scientific Committee and of the ERM Industry and Services Commission.

Chief Risk Officer à AEROPORTS DE PARIS
  • France
  • mai 2008 à décembre 2011

Creation of the Chief Risk Officer position and of the Corporate Risk Management Department (20 people).

Responsible for Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) : creating, deploying and leading the overall ERM policy of the Company
• Definition of the ERM process and policy: Company standards and procedures drafting, functional management and coaching of a network of 30 Risk Management coordinators in all the operational and support units.
• Leadership for ERM implementation : driving change management actions and bringing support to operational teams and support functions, in order to manage risks and to embed ERM in the Company culture and to make it an integrated part of the management, the strategic and the decision making processes.
• Corporate and "local" risk mapping : support to risk owners and business managers for risk identification and implementation of mitigation plans.
• Reporting to the CEO, to the Executive Committee and to the Board on all aspects related to ERM to ensure a shared and coherent vision on risk issues and the implementation of adequate actions, arising from ERM, Internal Control and Internal Audit processes
• Strong implication in the definition of Internal Control and Internal Audit processes, along with the conception and deployment of a shared Governance Risk and Compliance information system.
• On request of COO, cross-organizational projects leadership on strategic issues : health crisis management, improvement of project management process, client focused quality management…

Responsible for definition and implementation of Company policies for :
• Crisis management and business continuity,
• Global security and business intelligence
• Information systems security.

Head of Risk Management of Alstom Transport Global Solutions à ALSTOM TRANSPORT
  • France
  • octobre 2004 à mai 2008

Risk Manager of ALSTOM Transport Global Solutions (new position in Company organisation)

Definition, development and implementation of the Risk Management process for the division in charge of all turnkey rail and urban transportation projects worldwide (EMEA, Asia Pacific, South America, and Northern Africa) :
• Responsible for ensuring and supporting the management of risks (technical, contractual, legal, financial, strategic, environmental...) in close association with operational and support teams.
• Building and management of the team of Tender & Project Risk Managers.
• Risk reporting to Alstom Transport management and to Alstom Corporate.
• Coaching of operational and support teams on Risk Management.

Other cross organisation assignements
• Leader on Risk Management improvement scheme across all ALSTOM Transport business units.
• Support to ALSTOM Power for the creation and animation of a 3 day training course on Risk Management.

Manager in Risk Management Consulting à EURO LOG
  • France
  • septembre 1997 à octobre 2004

Commercial Development and Management of Euro Log France:
• Start-up of the business in the Risk Management field, with a pioneer approach on the French market.
• Consultants management, marketing, commercial proposals, trade shows, conferences…

Main assignements

Total Exploration Production - Contracted Risk Manager (5 year full-time position) of 2 deep offshore oil fields development projects in Angola, representing a 9 Bn $ investment:
• Definition and implementation of the Risk Management process and support to project teams to efficiently apply it.
• Qualitative and quantitative risk analyses, mitigation plans definition and implementation.
• Validation and supervision of the Risk Management system put in place by the main contractors (Schlumberger, Technip, Saipem, Kvaerner, FMC, Hyundai, Samsung…) and coaching of their teams.
• Reporting and communication towards Total management and project partners (Exxon, BP, Statoil...).

Nortel Networks :
• Definition of processes and tools to put in place Risk Management within the new 3G business unit.
• Risks analysis and quantification. Project team awareness development through the building of a Risk Management toolkit.

Other Risk Management assignments in Civil Engineering, Telecom and Energy sectors.

Trainings on Risk Management for major international companies: Thales, Bouygues, EDF…

Strategy Senior Consultant à TELESIS
  • France
  • janvier 1996 à août 1997

Senior Consultant in a "boutique" strategy consulting firm. Missions at Top Management level in the retailing, industrial and construction areas.

Real estate developper and project manager à QUILLE (Groupe BOUYGUES)
  • France
  • septembre 1992 à septembre 1995

Management of real estate projects and of associated teams
Commercial development with private companies and local authorities.

Executive Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer à BOUYGUES
  • France
  • septembre 1990 à août 1992

Advisor and support to the Chief Operating Officer : organisation, communication, strategy and development.

Company Secretary position within the Public Buildings Division à BOUYGUES
  • France
  • septembre 1988 à septembre 1990

Member of the Management Committee, in charge of organisation, administration and finance.

Site building works controller à BOUYGUES
  • France
  • septembre 1987 à septembre 1988

subcontractors supervision.
Planning and works co-ordination.
Relations with the client and architect teams

Éducation

Master, MSc Management
  • à ESSEC
  • juin 1986

Specialties & Skills

Internal Controls
Enterprise Risk Management
Corporate Governance
Project Management
Crisis Management
Risk Management
Project Management
Business Continuity Management

Langues

Français
Expert
Anglais
Expert

Adhésions

AMRAE (Association pour le Management des Risques et l'Assurance des Entreprises)
  • Board Member - Honorary Memebr
  • January 2008

Loisirs

  • Golf